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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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