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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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