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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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