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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner 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 e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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