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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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