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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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