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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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