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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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