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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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