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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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