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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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