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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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