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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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