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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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