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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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