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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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