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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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