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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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