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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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