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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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