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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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