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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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