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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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