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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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