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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the 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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