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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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