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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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