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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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