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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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