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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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