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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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