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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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