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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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