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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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