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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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