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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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