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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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