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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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