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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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