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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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