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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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