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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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