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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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