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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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