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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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