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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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