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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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