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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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