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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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