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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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