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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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