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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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