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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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