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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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