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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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