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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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