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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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