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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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