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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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