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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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