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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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