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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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