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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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