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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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