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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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