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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major 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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