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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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