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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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