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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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