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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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