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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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