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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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