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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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