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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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