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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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