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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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