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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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