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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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