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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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