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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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