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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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