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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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