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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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