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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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