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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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