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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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