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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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