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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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