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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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