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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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