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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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