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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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