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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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