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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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