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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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