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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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