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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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