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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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