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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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