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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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