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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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