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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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