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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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