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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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