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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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