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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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