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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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