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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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