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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the 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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