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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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