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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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