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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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