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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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