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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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