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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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