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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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