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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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