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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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