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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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