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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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