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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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