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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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