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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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