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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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