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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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