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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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