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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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