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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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