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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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