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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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