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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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