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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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