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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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