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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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