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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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