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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important 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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