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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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