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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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