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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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