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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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