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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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