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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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