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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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