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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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