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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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