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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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