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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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