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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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