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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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