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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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