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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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