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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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