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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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