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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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