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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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