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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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