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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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