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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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