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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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