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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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