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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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