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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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