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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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