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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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