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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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