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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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