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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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