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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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