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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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