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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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