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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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