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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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