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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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