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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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