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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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