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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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