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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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