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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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