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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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