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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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