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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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