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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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