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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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