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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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