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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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