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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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