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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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