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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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