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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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