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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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