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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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