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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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