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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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