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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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