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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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