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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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