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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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