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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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