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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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