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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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