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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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