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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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