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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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