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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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