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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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