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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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