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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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