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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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