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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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