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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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