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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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