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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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