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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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