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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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