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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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