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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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