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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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