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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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