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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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