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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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