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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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