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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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