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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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