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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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