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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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