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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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