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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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