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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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