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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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