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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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