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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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