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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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