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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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