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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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