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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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