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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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