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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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