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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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