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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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