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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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