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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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