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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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