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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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