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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key 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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