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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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