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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important 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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