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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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