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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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