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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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