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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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