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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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