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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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