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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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