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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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