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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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