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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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