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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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