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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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