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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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