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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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