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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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