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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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