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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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