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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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