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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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