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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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