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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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