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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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