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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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