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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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