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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes 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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