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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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