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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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