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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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