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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major 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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