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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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