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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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