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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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