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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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