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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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