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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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