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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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