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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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