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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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