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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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