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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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