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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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