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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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