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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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