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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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