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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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