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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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