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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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