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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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