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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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