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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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