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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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