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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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