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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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