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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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