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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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