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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key 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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