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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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