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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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