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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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