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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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