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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the 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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