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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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