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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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