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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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