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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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