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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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