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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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