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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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