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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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