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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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