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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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