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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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