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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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