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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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