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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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