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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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