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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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