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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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