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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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