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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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