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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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