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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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