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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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