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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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