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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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