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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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