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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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