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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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