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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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