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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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