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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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