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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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