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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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