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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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