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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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