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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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