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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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