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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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