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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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