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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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