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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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