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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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