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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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