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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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