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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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