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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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