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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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