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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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