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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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