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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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