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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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