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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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