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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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