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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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