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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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