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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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