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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key 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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