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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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