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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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