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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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