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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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