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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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