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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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