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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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