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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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