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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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