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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses 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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