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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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