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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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