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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum 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 educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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