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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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