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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping 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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