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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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