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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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