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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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