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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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