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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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