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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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