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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? 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 Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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