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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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