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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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