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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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