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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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