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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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