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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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