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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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