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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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