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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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