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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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