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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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