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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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