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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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