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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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