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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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