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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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