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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing 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 discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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