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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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