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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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