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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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