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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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