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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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