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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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