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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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