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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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