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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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