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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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