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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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