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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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