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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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