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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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