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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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