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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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