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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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