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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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