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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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