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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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