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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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