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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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