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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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