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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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