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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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