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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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