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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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