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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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