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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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