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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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