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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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