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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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