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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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