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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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