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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive 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 get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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