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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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