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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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