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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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