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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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