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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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