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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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