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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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