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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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