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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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