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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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