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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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