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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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