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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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