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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive 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 stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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