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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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