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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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