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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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