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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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