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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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