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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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