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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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