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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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