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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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