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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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