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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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