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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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