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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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