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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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