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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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