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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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