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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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