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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the 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 considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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