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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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