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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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