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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources