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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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