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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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