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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student 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 online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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