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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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