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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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