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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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