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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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