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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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