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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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