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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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