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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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