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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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