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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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