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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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