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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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