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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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