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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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