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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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