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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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