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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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