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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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