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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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