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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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