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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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