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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates 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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