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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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