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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with 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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