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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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