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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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