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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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