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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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