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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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