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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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