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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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