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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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