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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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