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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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