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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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