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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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