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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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